2019 Coaching Carousel

[Hitman Hart]

There were certainly better options out there, no doubt. But VT isn't a great job IMO, and it's a total rebuild at this point. If you think about it, VT may be the worst job in the entire ACC. Maybe BC, but at least they have some semblance of tournament appearances/success.

BC is a worse job. Zero fan support + bad facilities. BC does have a much better basketball history, though.

Thinking the ability to make a Buzz Williams type of hire was just a perfect storm for VT in 2014 and shouldn't be expected to be the norm.

 

[Hitman Hart]

www.yahoo.com/sports/texas-tech-ad-kirby-hocutt-confident-he-can-keep-chris-beard-longterm-march-madness-ncaa-tournament-052931586.html
Will he stay or will he go?

If a person can handle living in West Texas, I pesonally think Tech is a better job than Arkansas or UCLA. jmo

Arkansas is one of the few schools that has managed to make the NCAAT 30+ times. They haven't been good lately, but Arkansas is still a much better job than Texas Tech.

Not going to touch your comment about UCLA with a 10,000 foot pole

 

[Hitman Hart]

Really meh imo. He's been there 16 years and hasn't really established anything and has zero high major experience even as an assistant I believe.

VT wasn't going to get a home run hire. The guys they immediately got mentioned with(Cronin, Marshall, Wojo, Willard) were not realistic in any sense(I think Willard heard them out simply for leverage). But I still think they coulda found better than this guy. This is Porter Moser but without the tourney run to back it up.

Young has seven losing seasons in 17 years. The definition of a meh mid-major hire. If VT was going to hire from the SoCon, then I would have went with Wes Miller. Still wouldn't have been crazy about it, but I believe that Miller has the potential to be a good coach at the high major level. Don't feel that way about Young.

In general, I'm with @wildturkey about hiring from the SoCon. The jump is too big for most.

 

[ckhokie]

why can't we have nice things?

Beyond never having nice things, VT seems to have the only athletic department in the country that just doesn't get recruiting matters.

Fuente's recruiting has been an absolute joke and is just getting worse, and now this fuck of a hire (who hates recruiting AAU) is potentially bringing his Wofford staff? You can't even make this shit up. We couldn't ignore recruiting more if we tried.

Whit may be on a short leash if the two cashcow sports continue toward mediocrity.

 

[ckhokie]

Young has seven losing seasons in 17 years. The definition of a meh mid-major hire. If VT was going to hire from the SoCon, then I would have went with Wes Miller. Still wouldn't have been crazy about it, but I believe that Miller has the potential to be a good coach at the high major level. Don't feel that way about Young.

In general, I'm with @wildturkey about hiring from the SoCon. The jump is too big for most.

Call it what it is - a terrible hire. I've made my thoughts well known on other message boards and I'm pretty much sick of it by now. Time to move on and just pray for a miracle

 

[ericd7633]

Chris Mullins stepping down at St John's. Rothstein reports Bobby Hurley as the leading candidate.

 

[Hitman Hart]

Chris Mullins stepping down at St John's. Rothstein reports Bobby Hurley as the leading candidate.

Second time in the past five years that St. John's has parted ways with a coach following an appearance in the NCAAT.

 

[ralphiewvu]

Beyond never having nice things, VT seems to have the only athletic department in the country that just doesn't get recruiting matters.

Fuente's recruiting has been an absolute joke and is just getting worse, and now this fuck of a hire (who hates recruiting AAU) is potentially bringing his Wofford staff? You can't even make this shit up. We couldn't ignore recruiting more if we tried.

Whit may be on a short leash if the two cashcow sports continue toward mediocrity.

I think Whits doing a helluva job.

 

[naslundfan19]

 

[ericd7633]

UCLA 0-4 at this point.

 

[ericd7633]

Second time in the past five years that St. John's has parted ways with a coach following an appearance in the NCAAT.

Might be worth it of they get Hurley.

 

[ericd7633]

Jon Scheyer in play at St John's. Just feels like he graduated. Only 31.

 

[wildturkey]

Chris Mullins stepping down at St John's. Rothstein reports Bobby Hurley as the leading candidate.

Second time in the past five years that St. John's has parted ways with a coach following an appearance in the NCAAT.

I don't get it either. Mully had them trending in the right direction. Their expectations must be way too high because to me, St. John's is not a good job. The Big East is dead. Being in the City is not appealing. The talent that's actually in NYC is overrated but they still talk about it like NY is turning out pro after pro like its still the 70s or 80s. I don't know what they think they can achieve. To me, their height is probably what Seton Hall is right now, which is pretty good to be honest. But its gonna take time (took Willard years to SH there).

 

[wildturkey]

Call it what it is - a terrible hire. I've made my thoughts well known on other message boards and I'm pretty much sick of it by now. Time to move on and just pray for a miracle

You can fit in one more rant for us here. I love reading rants about it. It's cathartic because I feel like punching every Hokie fan that thinks its a positive that Young can be "Basketball Beamer!" and doesn't need AAU guys even though 98% of all prospects worth a damn pass through AAU

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Might be worth it of they get Hurley.

Idk. Watching that abomination of a play in game didn’t exactly scream, “let’s go get the other guy”

Lol

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Fuente's recruiting has been an absolute joke and is just getting worse, and now this fuck of a hire (who hates recruiting AAU) is potentially bringing his Wofford staff? You can't even make this shit up. We couldn't ignore recruiting more if we tried.

Whit may be on a short leash if the two cashcow sports continue toward mediocrity.

Doesn't matter how bad Fuente recruits, you guys have the mental edge in the football rivalry (if you can call it that anymore).

 

[tabascojet]

Sources: Mullin likely to step down at St. John's

 

[ericd7633]

Mick Cronin to UCLA is official. That Cincy fan got his wish.

 

[Ickey Shuffle]

Mick Cronin to UCLA is official. That Cincy fan got his wish.

Should I really take them seriously again?

No one in the AAC can beat them still, but idk.

 

[ericd7633]

Should I really take them seriously again?

No one in the AAC can beat them still, but idk.

Depends on who Cincy hires. Have no clue who they'd go after...